Safety attachment for pockets.



No. 886,964. PATENTED MAY 5,1908.

H. ERICKSON. SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR POGKETS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 12, 1907.

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HJALMOR ERIOKSON,

OF CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

SAFETY ATTACHMENT FOR POCKETS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 1908.

Application filed October 12, 1907. Serial No. 397,191.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HJALMOR ERIOKSON, a subject of the King of Sweden,residing at Cambridge, in the county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new ments for Poc the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable.others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in safetyattachments for apparel pockets and it has more particular reference toan attachment in the nature of a guard for watches or other articles ofvalue, and in its broad conception comprises a socket member and amember having a ball portion detachably engaged in said member said lastnamed member including a detachable part for engagement with the ring ofa watch or other article.

In connection with a safety attachment having the above generalcharacteristics, the

L invention aims as a primary object to provide a detachable part ofnovel construction that engages with the watch ring.

The invention aims as a further object to provide, in the attachment asan entirety, a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts.

The details of construction will appear in the course of the followingdescription in which reference is had to the accompanying drawingsforming a part of this specification, like characters of referencedesignating similar parts throughout the several views, wherein Figure 1is a sectional view of the attachment comprehended in the presentinvention and showing its application to apparel pockets containing awatch. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the attachment in the sameapplication, the front wall of the pocket being broken away. Fig. 3 is aplan view of the member of the fastening device which carries theball-shaped part and the detachable art for engagement with the watchring.

ig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the Watch ring engaging part. Fig.5 is an elevation of the inner section of a socket member and a splitring mounted therein.

In the accompanying drawings, the numeral 5 designates the rear wall ofthe ocket and the numeral 6 designates the The attachment forming thesubject matter of the present invention is designated, generally, by thenumeral 7 and comprises a socket part 8 and a wall 1 part 9 and whatshall hereinafter be termed a fastening part 10. and useful Improvementsin Safety Attachl The socket 1 part 8 in cludes a back member 11 formed0 a base 12 rets; and I do hereby declare l and a ring 13, the edgeportion of the base 12 being bent upon the ring 13, the latter beingbeaded as at 14 so that its inner portion 15 concentric with its centralopening is somewhat resilient. The socket part 8 likewise includes asocketmember 16 comprising an inner section 17 and an outer section 18,the

edge of the latter being lappedupon the A former to connect the two. Theinner sec tion 17 is formed with central resilient substantially tubularportion 19 including an annular groove 20 afforded by annular beads 21and 22 on each side thereof, the edge of the portion 19 being formedwith outwardly bent resilient spurs 23 which are designed to en gageunder the portion 15 of the ring 13 and to thus effect the detachableengagement between the back member 11 and the socket member 16, it beingunderstood that the back wall 5 has an opening through which the tubularortion 19 is engaged, the fabric of said bac wall being held between themembers 11 and 16. The ball part 9 comprises a base 24 from one side ofwhich there is an axial, projecting, outstanding, rounded, protuberance25 being formed with an annular groove 26 in which engages a splitresilient ring 31 held between the sections 17 and 18 of the member 16.When the part 9 is engaged with the part 8 in this manner the base.

24 bears against the face of the section 18. Said base 24 is formed inits outer face with a centrally located threaded recess 27 in which isengaged the threaded elongated shank 28 of the fastening part 10, thelatter being of a substantial hook-shape and including a curved bill 29the end of which is adapted to contact with the outer face of the base24. In use, the socket part 8 is engaged with the back wall 5 of thepocket in the manner set forth. The bill 29 is engaged with the ring 30of the watch stem and the part 10 is rotated, being understood that theshank 28 is engaged in the recess 27. The bill 29 eventually engages theouter face of the base 24 as a sto to limit the rotation of the member10 anc in such engagement coacts with said base to aflord a closed loopin which the ring 30 is confined. The ball part 9 is then engaged withthe socket part 8 in the manner gagement with the said socket member,the said base having a centrally threaded recess extending from 1tsouter face and a fastening part in the form of a hook and including an 2described. By virtue of this arrangement the Watch may be instantlyremoved from the pocket at any time desired by simply disengaging thepart 9 from the member 16 of J the part 8 by a manual pull and when relelongated threaded shank designed to be enplaced in the pocket the part9 is engaged in. gaged in said recess and a bill. the art 8 in the wellknown manner. 2. In combination, a socket part formed 'hile theinvention has. been arbitrarily for attachment to the wall of a pocket,a ball shown as applied with a watch it is to be unpart formed fordetachable engagement with derstood that its uses aremanifold and thatsaid socket part and including a base having the use of a watch isdisclosed only for the i a threaded recess and with a fastening partpurpose of an example. having a threaded shank for engagement in Theinvention is simple in its structural said recess, and a hook-shapedbill designed details, inexpensive to manufacture and l to lie incontact with the outer face of said 35 practical and eflicient in use.base.

What is claimed is I In testimony whereof, I alfix my signature,

1. The combination with a wall of a in presence of two Witnesses.pocket, of a socket part including a connect- HJALMOR ERICKSON. ed basemember and socket member, the said wall being clamped therebetween, aball part including a base and a protuberance for en ALICE J. NELLIGAN,

, W itnesses:

1 CHARLES F. HELLY.

